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GOAL BUCKET. I No. 324,427. Patented Aug. 18, 1885.

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JOHN A; STEINBAOH, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPHSTEINBAOH, OF SAME PLACE.

COAL-BUCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,427, dated August18, 1885.

Application filed January 23, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN A. STEINBAOH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in thecounty of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Coal-Buckets; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention,

which will enable others skilled in the art tom which it appertains tomake and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

1 My invention relates to improvements in coal-buckets; and it consistsof .a sliding bottom, the object being to fill stove-magazines with coalor coke, so as to prevent the usual di'rtthat is produced when fillingthe same with the ordinary coal-bucket. I attain the object by themechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a side view of the improved coalbucket, with a portion cut away toexhibit the 2 interior rim. Fig. 2 is a top view of the interior rim.Fig. 3 is a top view of the bottom (No model.)

F is a catch to hold the lid closed. On the inner surface of the body,near the bottom, is riveted the circular flange or rim 0. Immediatelybeneath this rim the body is slotted one-half its diameter, and intothis slot is inserted the sliding bottom B. The outline of said bottomis circular. The inner portion or semicircle is less in diameter andfills the interior of the vessel. Theouter half is of a greaterdiameter, and into its edge is fastened a wire which stiffens the same,and a loop at its center forms a handle.

The rim serves the double purpose-that of stiffening the body andprotecting the sliding bottom.

In filling the magazine of a stove, the filled bucket is set within theend of the magazine, and the sliding bottom is withdrawn, and thecontents are deposited therein without any of the material falling overthe stove or floor.

Having fully described my invention, what I desire to secure by LettersPatent is The circular sliding bottom B, with an inner semicircularedge,and an outer semicircular edge of greater diameter,wired, with a loopfor a handle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my ownI afiix mysignature inpresence of 65 two witnesses.

JOHN A. STEINBA-GH.

Witnesses:

B. PICKERING, O. A. WALTMIRE.

